Category : Rural Key Music Project News

From 15th – 18th July Glasgowbury is running workshops for kids aged 8 – 18yrs in all things musical to complement the ongoing ‘Rural Key’ professional tuition programme that develops musicians throughout the year in the Creative Hub in Draperstown.

The ‘smallbutMASSIVE’ summer sessions are for young musicians looking to develop their technique, their confidence as live performers or simply just to have fun. So if you’re a guitarist, singer, songwriter, bassist, drummer, DJ or aspiring producer this is the place for you! There will be specific music workshops tailored for the complete beginner.

In addition, to introduce you to other programmes available at Glasgowbury’s Creative Hub there will be workshops in dance, digital music making, comic making, film making and theatre. The ‘smallbutMASSIVE’ Samba Band is also recruiting new members and there will be an opportunity to attend a session to see if this energising and stimulating musical activity is for you!

A highlight of the summer programme will be a performance opportunity for participants at the Creative Hub’s first all ages G Session headlined by, local band and Rural Key alumni, The Wood Burning Savages fresh from their appearance on the Radio 1 Introducing Stage at the mighty Glastonbury Festival in Somerset.

Glasgowbury are fortunate to have a great network of friends and colleagues who are excellent musicians and tutors. They all have a great deal of experience and have spent many years studying and honing their art as performers, writers, technicians and masters of their chosen instrument. Tutors for this programme include local songstress Shauna Tohill of ‘Silhouette’, The Wood Burning Savages, Paddy and Liam from Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas.

A number of workshops are free and others will have a nominal charge. Check online for full programme details.

Christmas came early at Glasgowbury with festival founder Paddy Glasgow winning the ‘Promoter Of The Year’ Award at this year’s UK Festival Awards. The announcement was made at the UK Festival Awards ceremony at The Roundhouse, London on December 2nd that was presented by Phil Jupitus [BBC Radio 2, Never Mind The Buzzcocks].

Reflecting on the award, Paddy Glasgow said: “It’s a great achievement for a pair of wellies to go over to London town and lift the award. On a serious note, it’s fantastic to be awarded such an accolade, particularly knowing that it has been chosen by your peers within the festival and events industry. I’m looking forward to our next venture that is Glasgowbury’s Cornstore Creative Hub in Draperstown in which we will continue to work with many creative individuals for many years to come. Look out for Small But MASSIVE, we may appear near you!”

The award, chosen by the UK Festival Awards panel and industry professionals saw Paddy in the last 8 from a list of 200 others. Other nominees included:

AEG Live

Count of Ten (Y Not, Truck, Brownstock, Tramlines)

Creamfields

Isle of Wight Festival team

Spring Music (Bearded Theory)

Rob Da Bank

Zoo Project Festival team

Check out tomorrow’s Daily Mirror [NI] for a feature on Paddy and the awards including interviews with the man himself and the UK Festival Awards director James Drury on why he won.

Paddy will also be on Stephen McCauley’s Electric Mainline show tonight [Thursday December 5th] at 7pm on BBC Radio Foyle discussing the award and what we are doing now post-festival.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved with the awards and the other festivals and supporting industries that have helped Glasgowbury to date.

The Resonate Project was set up in 2013 to document local music through Derry’s City of Culture year. Amongst the winners was 17-year-old Gemma Bradley, from Draperstown, winner of the ‘Best Youth/Under 18’ act. Her self-penned song ‘Wicker Men’, inspired by the cult film, wowed judges in the underage category. The live video itself was recorded at Glasgowbury’s new creative Hub, The Cornstore by local media company BScreen Creative Media based within the centre.

The voting was made up of public voting and judges within the arts sector. Gemma is an alumni of Glasgowbury’s Rural Key Project and now teaches guitar to our under 18’s.

Earlier this year, her collaboration with local artist Derry artist Paddy Nash saw her reach the final of the IMRO Christy Hennessy Song contest in Tralee.

‘The Resonate project has been great in providing the inspiration and opportunity for young musicians, said Bradley. ‘I feel I have grown as a performer throughout the City of Culture year. And it has provided tremendous role models like SOAK, who is only year older than me and has already achieved so much.’

Gemma got involved with Resonate when Glasgowbury was approached to put forward a number of acts playing at 2013’s festival to collaborate with each other.

Small But Massive Event Services is a new innovative and enterprising business wing incorporated under the Glasgowbury umbrella.

As a rural based social enterprise sustaining year round activities such as the award winning Glasgowbury Music Festival, Rural Key Music Project, and Rhythm And Blues workshops; Small But Massive fits in to a family of activities and initiatives which aim to, among other things, boost and improve the creative industries in NI.

Small But MassiveEvent Services will offer services under the three main headings of equipment hire, event management support and creative industries mentoring and advice.

It is the aim of Glasgowbury’s new business to offer its services, help and support particularly within the areas of:

the delivery of conferences, panels, product launches etc;

gigs and other events;

event management and advice;

music, live sound and dance workshops and other outreach services;

PA hire.

Small But Massive Event Services aims to become a driving force behind many of the events which make up a part of every community, sustaining both its and Glasgowbury’s passion to see rural areas thriving and professional events booming.

With a small and passionate team dedicated to creative deliverance, let Glasgowbury make a massive difference to your event.

For more information on Small But Massive Event Services or to find out how we can help your event or function, contact events@glasgowbury.com/ 02879628428 / or call into the office at The Cornstore Creative Hub, Draperstown.

Now we’ve settled into our new home at The Cornstore Creative Hub, Draperstown; we’ve put together our new programme of classes and workshops to see us in to 2014.

*You will see that a number of workshops have deadlines, this is due to high demand for courses in the past and as such is a guideline. If you are interested in a workshop and the deadline has passed, please still contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate you.

Rural Youth Entrepreneurship Programme – Commencing January 18th Aged 16-30 and interested in starting your own business but don’t know where to start? On January 18th, Glasgowbury will host a free interactive workshop in Rural Youth Entrepreneurship, a programme facilitated by the Rural Development Council and Advantage. Designed to raise awareness of self-employment, the programme supports 16-30 year olds to identify business ideas and consider if self-employment could work for them.

The initiative supports Glasgowbury’s creative mentoring scheme; an ongoing programme of support to young, local creatives.

Deadline for registration: December 18th*

For further info and to register contact workshops@glasgowbury.com / 02879628428 / or call into the office at The Cornstore, Draperstown.

Glasgowbury ‘Hot Desks’ – Commencing January 18th From January, Glasgowbury will provide bookable ‘Hot Desks’ at the Cornstore Creative Hub which will give access to specialist multi-media equipment and advice and support to young creatives and new businesses.

After last year’s massively successful introduction, BT Connected Communities returns this January. Initially only a six week course, the programme became a yearlong series of courses due to phenomenal demand. The programme is aimed at providing on the ground access to computers and IT support so that everyone has the chance to get online.

Under BT’s drive to get people tech savvy, Glasgowbury will become a rural creative hub for the Connected Communities project, offering tuition in everything from the basics of getting started online to using the web to meet your needs.

“Simply put, we believe everyone should be connected,” said a spokesperson for BT. “With BT Connected Communities we’ll show how easy it is to go online and experience the World Wide Web – and how it can help make your life better.”

The programme will be tailored to the needs of the participants so registration is essential. Topics include: Using your computer for photos, protecting your computer, Internet safety with children, online banking amongst many others.

Classes commence on January 21st and will run for 6 weeks

Deadline for registration: December 18th*

It is Glasgowbury’s aim to expand the initiative to eventually offer creative classes in various software and computer development.

The Rural Key Music Project is a dynamic initiative, based in Draperstown which gives young musicians a step up the musical ladder with intensive workshops covering all aspects of the music industry.

As part of The Rural Key Music Project, we are offering Guitar & Drums tuition throughout the year for people aged 8-18 which run on Wednesdays & Saturdays. Beginners and intermediates welcome.

To get involved in the Rural Key Music Project or to find out anything about Glasgowbury’s various workshops, get in touch at: workshops@glasgowbury.com / 02879628428 / or call into the office at The Cornstore Creative Hub, Draperstown and join the fun.

Six Pack ClubThe Six Pack Club is a guitar tutoring club for adults of all abilities. The club takes place every Wednesday from 5pm in our new creative hub, The Cornstore, Draperstown. Lessons are £6 and last for half an hour. If you would like to learn guitar, or just polish up on your skills, contact workshops@glasgowbury.com/ 02879628428 / or call into the office at The Cornstore Creative Hub, Draperstown and join the fun.

Last month, Glasgowbury had it’s first live event since the festival at CultureTECH Festival, Derry. The concept was a scaled-down version of the festival at the city’s Guildhall Square, and we went for it!

Festival acts The Greased Palm, Silhouette, Shay Whaylan, Ed Zealous, The Clameens, and The Woodburning Savages all played on the main stage to a packed square with as much fervour as they had up the mountain. In addition, BM Promotions were in attendance doing kids activities and the Samba band kept the festival feeling alive.

To increase opportunities and access to music in rural areas, Glasgowbury is offering subsidised introductory workshops in guitar and Samba drumming for people aged 11-25. The project which commenced in September has already proved very popular.

There are still a small number of slots available for both guitar and Samba drumming workshops available.

For further info and to register contact workshops@glasgowbury.com / 02879628428 / or call into the office. Come and join the fun!

Resonate Project Collaboration In Christie Hennessy Song Competition Final

A song collaboration between Glasgowbury staple Paddy Nash and Rural Key participant Gemma Bradley has made it to the final of the Christie Hennessy Song Competition. The song was written as part of Resonate, a collaborative music project in which two acts came together to write and record a song within a 12 hour window at Blast Furnace Studios, Derry. The project also saw festival acts The Greased Palm partner with Orchid Collective and Axis Of with More Than Conquerors respectively.

The final takes place on October 19th in Tralee, Co. Kerry. We wish the pair every success at the awards.

September also saw a number of outings for Glasgowbury Events Management. The production team saw to it that the new local library opening and Workspace conference went smoothly. If you would like the Glasgowbury Event Management team to assist you at an upcoming event, please contact us here.

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